Alert archive / North Dakota / High Wind Watches in 2012
High Wind Watch 2, NWS Bismarck, ND
NWS Bismarck, ND issued this high wind watch at Mar 18, 2012, 2:42 PM MDT for 21 counties in North Dakota. It took effect at Mar 19, 2012, 9:00 AM MDT. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 18, 2012, 2:42 PM MDT (20:42 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 19, 2012, 9:00 AM MDT
- Expired
- Mar 19, 2012, 3:23 AM MDT
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Bismarck, ND
All 21 counties
Adams County, ND, Billings County, ND, Bottineau County, ND, Bowman County, ND, Burke County, ND, Burleigh County, ND, Dunn County, ND, Golden Valley County, ND, Grant County, ND, Hettinger County, ND, McHenry County, ND, McKenzie County, ND, Mercer County, ND, Mountrail County, ND, Oliver County, ND, Pierce County, ND, Renville County, ND, Rolette County, ND, Sheridan County, ND, Slope County, ND, Stark County, ND
The radar
The Bismarck radar (KBIS), 117 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:42 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Bismarck Municip, ND (KBIS), launched 12:00Z, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 121 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 88 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -621 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1884 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 35 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 140 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 132 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
232 WWUS73 KBIS 182042 NPWBIS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 342 PM CDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...STRONG WINDS POSSIBLE OVER THE WEST AND PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL ON MONDAY... .A POTENT BUT DRY WEATHER SYSTEM WILL BRING THE POSSIBILITY OF VERY STRONG WINDS TO WEST AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA LATE MONDAY MORNING UNTIL THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. PLACES LIKE WATFORD CITY...MINOT...BOTTINEAU...DICKINSON...BOWMAN...BISMARCK AND FORT YATES COULD SEE WINDS OVER 40 MPH AND GUSTS OVER 50 MPH. THE WINDS WILL INCREASE FROM A SOUTHWESTERLY DIRECTION BY LATE MONDAY MORNING AND IT WILL BEGIN TO GET GUSTY. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING MONDAY. THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...OR WORKING IN ELEVATED AREAS SUCH AS ROOFTOPS OR ON TOWERS SHOULD BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIONS. NDZ002>005-010>013-017>022-031>035-040>045-190445- /O.NEW.KBIS.HW.A.0002.120319T1500Z-120320T0200Z/ BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-MCHENRY-PIERCE- MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-GOLDEN VALLEY- BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON-BURLEIGH-SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS- SIOUX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOWBELLS...MOHALL...BOTTINEAU...ROLLA... NEW TOWN...MINOT...TOWNER...RUGBY...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER... BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER...GARRISON...MCCLUSKY...BEACH...MEDORA... DICKINSON...MANDAN...BISMARCK...MARMARTH...MOTT...ELGIN... BOWMAN...HETTINGER...FORT YATES 342 PM CDT SUN MAR 18 2012 /242 PM MDT SUN MAR 18 2012/ ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * TIMING...LATE MONDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY MONDAY EVENING * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH...WITH GUSTS OVER 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...SUSTAINED WINDS THIS HIGH WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THOSE WORKING ON ROOFTOPS OR TOWERS WILL ALSO NEED TO BE ALERT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...AND OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR HIGHER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ WAA
2 follow-up statements
113 WWUS73 KBIS 190013 NPWBIS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 713 PM CDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...STRONG WINDS POSSIBLE OVER THE WEST AND PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL ON MONDAY... .A POTENT BUT DRY WEATHER SYSTEM WILL BRING THE POSSIBILITY OF VERY STRONG WINDS TO WEST AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA LATE MONDAY MORNING UNTIL THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. PLACES LIKE WATFORD CITY... MINOT...BOTTINEAU...DICKINSON...BOWMAN...BISMARCK AND FORT YATES COULD SEE WINDS OVER 40 MPH AND GUSTS OVER 50 MPH. THE WINDS WILL INCREASE FROM A SOUTHWESTERLY DIRECTION BY LATE MONDAY MORNING AND IT WILL BEGIN TO GET GUSTY. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING MONDAY. THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...OR WORKING IN ELEVATED AREAS SUCH AS ROOFTOPS OR ON TOWERS SHOULD BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIONS. NDZ002>005-010>013-017>022-031>035-040>045-190815- /O.CON.KBIS.HW.A.0002.120319T1500Z-120320T0200Z/ BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-MCHENRY-PIERCE- MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-GOLDEN VALLEY- BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON-BURLEIGH-SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS- SIOUX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOWBELLS...MOHALL...BOTTINEAU...ROLLA... NEW TOWN...MINOT...TOWNER...RUGBY...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER... BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER...GARRISON...MCCLUSKY...BEACH...MEDORA... DICKINSON...MANDAN...BISMARCK...MARMARTH...MOTT...ELGIN... BOWMAN...HETTINGER...FORT YATES 713 PM CDT SUN MAR 18 2012 /613 PM MDT SUN MAR 18 2012/ ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... * TIMING...LATE MONDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY MONDAY EVENING * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH...WITH GUSTS OVER 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...SUSTAINED WINDS THIS HIGH WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THOSE WORKING ON ROOFTOPS OR TOWERS WILL ALSO NEED TO BE ALERT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...AND OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR HIGHER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$
496 WWUS73 KBIS 190923 NPWBIS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 423 AM CDT MON MAR 19 2012 ...STRONG WINDS OVER THE WEST AND MOST OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA TODAY... .A POTENT BUT DRY WEATHER SYSTEM WILL BRING VERY STRONG WINDS TO WEST AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA LATE THIS MORNING UNTIL THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF SOUTHWESTERN NORTH DAKOTA...IN PLACES LIKE WATFORD CITY AND KILLDEER...BEACH AND DICKINSON...BOWMAN AND HETTINGER...WHERE WINDS OVER 40 MPH AND GUSTS OVER 50 MPH ARE FORECAST. A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWESTERN AND MOST OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...INCLUDING CROSBY AND BOTTINEAU...WILLISTON AND MINOT AND RUGBY...SOUTH TO THE SOUTH DAKOTA BORDER INCLUDING FORT YATES TO ASHLEY...INCLUDING BISMARCK AND MANDAN AND JAMESTOWN. WINDS OVER 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED IN THESE AREAS. THE WINDS WILL INCREASE FROM A SOUTHWESTERLY DIRECTION BY LATE THIS MORNING AND IT WILL BEGIN TO GET GUSTY. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING. THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...OR WORKING IN ELEVATED AREAS SUCH AS ROOFTOPS OR ON TOWERS SHOULD BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIONS. NDZ017-018-031>033-040-041-043-044-191730- /O.UPG.KBIS.HW.A.0002.120319T1500Z-120320T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KBIS.HW.W.0004.120319T1500Z-120320T0200Z/ MCKENZIE-DUNN-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-BOWMAN- ADAMS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEACH... MEDORA...DICKINSON...MARMARTH...MOTT...BOWMAN...HETTINGER 423 AM CDT MON MAR 19 2012 /323 AM MDT MON MAR 19 2012/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ THIS MORNING TO 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ THIS MORNING TO 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT BECAUSE IT HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO A WARNING. * TIMING...LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 40 TO 45 MPH...WITH GUSTS OVER 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...SUSTAINED WINDS THIS HIGH WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THOSE WORKING ON ROOFTOPS OR TOWERS WILL ALSO NEED TO BE ALERT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR IS OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...AND OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR HIGHER CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ NDZ002>005-010>013-019>022-034-035-042-045-191730- /O.UPG.KBIS.HW.A.0002.120319T1500Z-120320T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KBIS.WI.Y.0011.120319T1500Z-120320T0200Z/ BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-MCHENRY-PIERCE- MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-MORTON-BURLEIGH-GRANT-SIOUX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOWBELLS...MOHALL...BOTTINEAU...ROLLA... NEW TOWN...MINOT...TOWNER...RUGBY...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER... GARRISON...MCCLUSKY...MANDAN...BISMARCK...ELGIN...FORT YATES 423 AM CDT MON MAR 19 2012 /323 AM MDT MON MAR 19 2012/ ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ THIS MORNING TO 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ THIS MORNING TO 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING * WINDS...SOUTH 30 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...SUSTAINED WINDS THIS HIGH WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THOSE WORKING ON ROOFTOPS OR TOWERS WILL ALSO NEED TO BE ALERT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH...AND OR GUSTS UNDER 58 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NDZ001-009-023-025-036-037-046-047-050-191730- /O.NEW.KBIS.WI.Y.0011.120319T1500Z-120320T0200Z/ DIVIDE-WILLIAMS-WELLS-FOSTER-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-EMMONS-LOGAN- MCINTOSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...WILLISTON...HARVEY... CARRINGTON...STEELE...JAMESTOWN...LINTON...NAPOLEON...ASHLEY 423 AM CDT MON MAR 19 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING...LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING * WINDS...SOUTH 30 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...SUSTAINED WINDS THIS HIGH WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THOSE WORKING ON ROOFTOPS OR TOWERS WILL ALSO NEED TO BE ALERT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH...AND OR GUSTS UNDER 58 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ JV
The office that day
Everything else NWS Bismarck, ND issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 18, 3:45 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BIS | Adams, Billings, Bottineau, Bowman, Burke, Burleigh and 26 more | 40 hr |
| Mar 18, 2:48 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | BIS | Adams, Billings, Bottineau, Bowman, Burke, Burleigh and 26 more | 21 hr |
Nearby
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.